chinese history

  • empire takes over great wall of china 1644

  • first opium war

  • France japan and russia force china to sign trade agreements

  • Treaty of nanking

  • building for kowloon walled city 1847

  • china cede kowloon penisula

  • boxer aim to get rid other country of forigen devils 1899

  • boxer was defeated by 8 nations 1901

  • qing dynasty collapes ending with 3 centuries of machu rule

  • world war 1 1914 -18

  • Happy Valley race course fire 1918

  • world war 2 1935

  • 25 th december british surender hk to the japanese 1941

  • british regain control of hk 1945

  • the communinest party takes over china. skilled workers flee to hong kong 1949

  • The industrial revolution hits hong kong

  • canton opera become a focus of national pride

  • cultral revolution begins in china led by chairman Mao Zedong

  • star ferry fares increase by 5cents Riots follow and 1 person killed and dozens injured

  • culture revolution end. chairman Mo and his fellow leader are arrested

  • prime minister of England;Margeret Thacher, visit hk and negotiations to hand back hk to china are started

  • the peoples libreation army storms into a student protest in tinammen square in beijing 400-2600 was injured 7000-10000 was killed by army tanks

  • british leases the new teretories for 99 years

  • The hk hand over. Britsh finally return control to hk to china. hk became hk SAR a special administrative region of hk. hk retained free trade and english common law